[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2799 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2799

 To amend title 18 of the United States Code to increase the penalties 
              for smuggling goods into the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2004

 Mr. Grassley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18 of the United States Code to increase the penalties 
              for smuggling goods into the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASED PENALTY.

    The third undesignated paragraph of section 545, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``five years'' and inserting ``20 years''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CAUSING DEATH.

    (a) Amendment of Federal Sentencing Guidelines.--Pursuant to its 
authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, the United 
States Sentencing Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing 
guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for an offense under 
section 545 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
that results in the death of a person.
    (b) Consistency With Other Guidelines.--In carrying out this 
section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall--
            (1) ensure that there is reasonable consistency with other 
        Federal sentencing guidelines; and
            (2) avoid duplicative punishments for substantially the 
        same offense.
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